Local News from Across the Rainy River District
OTTAWA – Canada’s first homegrown vaccine for COVID-19 is showing promising antibody results in hundreds of participants in a Phase 2 trial and could be ready for a final authorization request this summer. Nathalie Landry, the executive vice-president for scientific and medical affairs for Medicago, said the vaccine appears to […]
OTTAWA – The Liberal government is enlisting another military officer to take over from Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, who was abruptly sidelined last week from his role overseeing Canada’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign because of a military investigation. Brig.-Gen. Krista Brodie will now be responsible for managing the country’s vaccine distribution and […]
With COVID-19 numbers still high across the province, the stay-at-home order has been extended to at least June 2. Some are wondering if the lockdown should be divided regionally and not as a whole, but Dr. Kit Young Hoon, medical officer of health at the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU), said […]
TORONTO – All adults in Ontario will be eligible to book a COVID-19 vaccine starting Tuesday, after the provincial government said doses scheduled to be delivered next week arrived early. The province said those who are turning 18 this year will also be allowed to book a Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine — […]
TORONTO – Ontario golfers have been pushing the province to reopen courses ordered closed while the province is under stay-at-home orders, but some observers say access to outdoor recreational facilities serving a wider population should be be just as high on the agenda. Doctors and recreational facility administrators say Canadians […]
OTTAWA – Federal Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is blasting the Liberal government for not providing Canadians with more information about why the general overseeing Canada’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign has been forced to step aside. The Department of National Defence issued a terse three-line statement on Friday evening announcing that Maj.-Gen. […]
OTTAWA – Canada is set to receive a large infusion of COVID-19 vaccines this week, even as questions swirl around how the immunization drive will be affected by the sudden departure of the man tasked with overseeing it. The federal government says it expects around 4.5 million doses to arrive […]
TORONTO – The Ontario government failed to properly track billions of dollars in COVID-19 relief funds, including for high-profile programs like pay increases for front-line workers, an audit of pandemic-related health spending has found. The report, tabled by Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk on Wednesday, looked at 26 spending programs authorized […]
TORONTO – Ontario is extending its stay-at-home order until June 2 to bring down high rates of COVID-19. Premier Doug Ford says it is too soon to lift the order, which was set to expire next Thursday. The move means thousands of businesses and outdoor recreational facilities will remain closed, […]
TORONTO – Ontarians aged 40 and older can book COVID-19 vaccine appointments across the province today. The province is opening eligibility to the age cohort through its vaccine booking portal. People in their 40s could previously take Oxford-AstraZeneca shots at pharmacies and they can now book at other clinics. The […]
WASHINGTON (AP) – When will COVID-19 vaccines be widely available globally? Experts say it could be 2023 or later before the shots are widely available in some countries. The United States, Israel and the United Kingdom are among the nations where about half or more of the population has gotten […]
TORONTO – A second Canadian province says it has not provided verbal approval to the CFL’s return-to-play protocols. Lisa MacLeod, Ontario’s Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tour- ism and Culture Industries, said Thursday her government hasn’t yet provided verbal approval of the league’s return-to-play protocols. Last week, B.C. government officials offered […]
